If you're currently a bride-to-be, chances are you're trying to get your big day planned while juggling a hectic work life. Since you spend most of your time in office, you've probably been using all that computer time to do your research and frantically make a Pinterest board, but this crazy busy balancing between work and wedding can't be beneficial to either of the two causes. Maybe these time-saving tips will help you #BusyBrides out...

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Rely on a wedding planner you can trust

Involving a wedding planner is a decision that both you and your spouse-to-be need to be onboard with, but in a situation where both of you have busy working lives and are able to afford it, it might be the best option. This doesn't mean you are any less involved in your wedding. It just means that there's someone else to take all the maddening stress instead of you. You still get the final say, you get to choose everything from start to finish, but more than anything, you have someone to help carry out your vision. So finding a wedding planner who shares your wedding style and vision, and someone you can trust, might ease your lives unimaginably. Just make sure you're as clear as can be about what you want from the very beginning. This also brings us to the aspect of delegation: delegate tasks to your bridal party or your family or anyone who has previously committed to helping you out without feeling bad; we're sure you would do the same when it came to them.

Inform your boss and colleagues about possible time off you might need

Like we said earlier, planning a wedding while being bogged down with work is one hell of a task. You obviously can't quit your job and just commit your life to planning the occasion (because to be real, it'll be over faster than you know it). You can, and might even have to, take a few days or weeks off in the middle to get some major wedding planning-related tasks out of the way. Once you've got your wedding dates down, make it a point to inform your boss and everyone concerned at work of the possibility of you requiring a few days off here and there, closer to the wedding date.

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Keep yourself organised and make the maximum use of your phone

Get yourself a wedding binder or a specific calendar to help keep to your wedding timeline; they will definitely help you get organised without losing your mind. Also, we're assuming you have a smartphone (if not, how are you doing anything wedding-related?), so it should be easier for you to keep track of planning-related information over email and group chats. Plus, you could also try using apps like Google docs and sheets to keep you updated on any progress and help you plan better.

Take inspiration from your work and life for the kind of wedding you want/can have

While most of us possibly dream of having the grandest, most fairytale-like wedding ever, it's not very feasible. Especially if you and your partner are working professionals with hectic lives, it might not make the most sense depending on your schedules. So when it comes to envisioning your wedding, keep your fantasies aside for a bit and try and come to something that works for you guys, while keeping your ideal wedding in mind as well. Keeping all of this in mind, it might also be more possible for you now to create wedding timelines that work for you and not against you. As much as your wedding is supposed to be that one-of-a-kind occasion in your life, it's also not supposed to leave you broke and insane by the end of it.

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Use your time well

Whether this means using your lunch break to make some calls or your commute to and from work to cram in some extra research, make sure you use your time well. We're not saying you have to dedicate every ounce of free time you have to planning unless you want to, just use whatever time you have effectively. That could also mean taking a short nap in between, because who knows how much sleep you've been getting between work and all that planning!

Keep an open mind

We understand that it's definitely easier said than done when it comes to keeping an open mind and stressing out minimally during the planning of your wedding. But when you're already busy enough as it is, it might be your only option to maintain your sanity till your big day. It might prove harder every day, but try and keep an open mind when it comes to certain wedding details; don't lose it if there's a slight change or something can't be exactly the way you want it.